The Rape of Aphrodite (1984)

Overview : The story of the Cyprus' turbulent recent history using the device of a desperate man, Evagoras (Costas Timvios), who returns to the island after years of absence to look for his wife and son. His family disappeared while they were visiting his native village on Cyprus, just when the Turkish army invaded (1974). As Evagoras goes out on his search each day with a friendly taxi driver, flashbacks illustrate the recent history of the Greek Cypriots, and the normally quiet Evagoras heads closer and closer to a militant stance.

Release Date : October 4, 1984

Runtime : 150m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Cinema Advisory Committee of Cyprus, Greek Film Centre, EPT, Cinemagic, Echo Studio, Optical Studios, Suite Sixteen, Tone Studio

Countries : Greece, Cyprus

Keywords : rape, politics, cyprus, war, history